Iconic Celebration of Charms and Friendship in Poetry: Fálétí’s “Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun” by Michael Oladejo Afoláyan

“…In essence, it is a chant that laments a deep loss of an idol and celebrates the sacred cult of friendship. Here, a friend whose name is unknown, narrates the demise of his friend, Adébímpé Ọ̀jẹ́dòkun. …”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…It inherited the Soviet cult of personality and combined this practice with a completely non-Soviet (Eastern) tradition of political dynasties covered by the election system.The Armenian political tradition includes reference to Soviet Armenia as theSecondRepublic, which distinguishes the country from the neighbors who consider themselves to be the successors of the democratic republics that emerged during the Civil War inRussia. …”
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Suicides of famous chefs of today: stories and reasons by Oksana Nykyha, Olha Romanchuk, Rostyslav Koval, Myroslava Danylevych, Yuliia Kalymon

“…They made a significant contribution to the development of world gastronomy, their establishments have been transformed into truly cult locations, awarded stars from «Michelin» and evaluations from «Gault & Millau», which have been operating for several decades and offering the most exquisite dishes. …”
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De l’agglomération antique de Cassinomagus au village de Chassenon (Charente) : un bilan des connaissances by Lucie Carpentier, Sandra Sicard

“…Previously mentioned in an inscription discovered in Limoges –where its cult appears to have required an abundant use of water–, Mars associated with the epiclesis Grannus may thus shed further light on the latest discoveries within the sanctuary of Chenevières. …”
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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…In its final state (middle of the 2nd century AD), the temple had a perimeter enclosure measuring 42 × 30.5 m, equipped with a double portico on the west side, measuring twice 3.60 m in width.Pits are densely distributed in the north-west and south-west corners of its cult enclosure. A series of narrow, oblong structures are reminiscent of pits related to planting or intended for the installation of vines. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…Other contexts show different forms of practices linked to coins: for example, a tiny percentage of coins ended up in characteristic foundation hoard pits, possibly linked to cult worship or hoards of construction offerings. …”
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Une statue de togatus découverte dans l’agglomération antique de Briord (Ain) by Thomas Le Saint Quinio, Maria-Pia Darblade-Audoin

“…The major public buildings have yet to be discovered, but some large substructures had been located near the church. A cult of Mercury is attested to by the discovery of a bronze statuette, an altar (CIL XIII, 2461 ; ILAin 2005, 24) and a gift of a proscaenium to the god (CIL XIII, 2462 ; ILAin 2005, 25).The Roman road that crosses Briord measures eight metres in width and was used since the beginning of the 1st c. to the end of the 3rd c. …”
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Les caves de Reims/Durocortorum à travers les exemples de la fouille du tramway by Magalie Cavé

“…Only a few objects are related to ritual or cult activities (e.g., a three-headed statuette) or were used for artisanal production, but none of the latter have been discovered in a context related to their function. …”
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún by Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀

“…Using the Egbé ̣ ̣ Òjẹ̀ ̣ (Cult of Egúngún) of the ancient Yorùbá town of Òkèigbó as a case study, the study concludes with an in-depth analysis of the role of Àyàn (Drummers) in Yorùbá art and ritual of Egúngún. …”
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Movilización, política y nación. Una aproximación historiográfica a los cultos marianos en época contemporánea by Francisco Javier Ramón Solans

“…Second, we focus on the important role played by these cults in the construction of national identity. Finally, we take a brief historiographical balance of Marian cults studies in contemporary Spain.…”
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La mémoire de l’esclavage à travers la religion vaudou by Alessandra Brivio

“…L’article propose un aperçu du vaudou Tchamba. Ce culte évoque à travers la pratique rituelle, la mémoire des hommes achetés comme esclaves. …”
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À propos des reliquaires, questions de méthode by Yves Gagneux

“…Elle impose aussi de relever ce qui organise matériellement le culte, et ses usages, intégrant le relevé des témoignages écrits, graphiques ou photographiques. …”
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Brevi note di coroplastica siracusana: due esemplari di statuette con bambino by Angela Maria Manenti

“…Their typology may reference female cults in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E.…”
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Notas sobre uma trajetória e os Estudos Culturais by Renato Ortiz

“…The intellectual trajectory analyzed starts from his doctoral thesis on Afro-Brazilian cults and goes to the texts in which he deals with the relationship between globalization and the mundialization of culture. …”
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Folie en Christ à la romaine et à la moscovite : deux exemples de la religiosité chrétienne au XIXe siècle  by Irina Mironenko Marenkova

“…However very different social position and politics of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches induced very different destiny of the two cults. Labre was canonized in 1881 and his figure was used in catholic propaganda to diffuse religious values, Grigoriev, admired by common people, has never obtained official recognition.…”
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Interioryzacja misterium paschalnego Chrystusa w celebracji Eucharystii by Stanisław T. Zarzycki

“…Because of the biblical and patristic-liturgical renewal and the re-emphasis on “mystery” in the twentieth century, the article introduces the concept of mystery in pagan cults and in the Church of the first centuries. The second part of the article, based John Paul II’s teaching on the Eucharist, shows the spiritual attitude towards the paschal mystery of Christ in the celebration of the Eucharist and considers the components of this attitude. …”
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Heroic Offerings: The Terracotta Plaques from the Spartan Sanctuary of Agamemnon and Kassandra by Gina Salapata

“…Through the comprehensive study of a distinctive class of terracotta votive offerings from a specific sanctuary, I shed light on both coroplastic art and regional religion; and by integrating archaeological, historical, literary, and epigraphic sources, I provide important insights into the heroic cults of Lakonia and contribute to an understanding of the political and social functions of local ritual practice.…”
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Pukara de los wak’a. Cerros, muros concéntricos y divinidades tutelares en el altiplano centro-sur andino by Pablo Cruz, Richard Joffre

“…According to information provided by colonial documentary sources, a large number of ceremonial spaces linked to the ancient cults of the tutelary wak’a were identified in different regions of the central-southern Andean highlands (Bolivia). …”
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Toward an ethnohistory of Haitian pilgrimage by Terry Rey

“…With particular focus on the cults and feasts of St. James the Greater/Ogou Feray in La-Plaine-du-Nord and of St. …”
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கொங்கு நாட்டின் இராசிபுர வட்டார சிறுதெய்வங்களும் வழிபாட்டு முறைகளும் / Deities and Worshipping Methods in the Rasipuram Region of Kongu Nadu... by செ. தனபால் / S. Dhanapal

“…Among the many areas, Rasipuram is a place that has lots of deities and worshipping cults. Hence, this article talks about the cults of minor deities in the Rasipuram region of the Kongu belt in Tamil Nadu. …”
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